# Accident 19790518026749A: Beech B19, Detroit Lakes, MN, May 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Detroit Lakes, MN
- Airport: Detroit Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8243° N, 95.8833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8243&lon=-95.8833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23849, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23849-2002-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 50 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DER36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790518026749A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. MADE HARD DOWNWIND LANDING. COLLAPSED GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC79DER36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER36), May 18, 1979: Beech B19 (N23849), Detroit Lakes, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N23849 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020128002149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020128002149A), Jan 28, 2002: Beech B19 (N23849), Moses Lake, WA, No damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted]
- [Incident 20000218001429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000218001429I), Feb 18, 2000: Beech B19 (N23849), Oxford, NC, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing night landings. Loaded long and aborted landing mishandled flight controls during go around. Aircraft drifted off runway to the left…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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